{"id":447466,"date":"2024-12-26T14:25:45","date_gmt":"2024-12-26T20:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/?p=447466"},"modified":"2024-12-26T14:25:46","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T20:25:46","slug":"maria-tomazou-the-tornado-outside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2024\/12\/maria-tomazou-the-tornado-outside\/","title":{"rendered":"The Acceptance of Chaos Whirls Through Maria Tomazou&#8217;s &#8216;The Tornado Outside&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"colo-post-featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"504\" height=\"244\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/tornado-3.gif\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"a figure made from fabric stands before a circular, rotating vortex of different buildings and houses. her ponytail flows in the wind\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-title is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">The Acceptance of Chaos Whirls Through Maria Tomazou&#8217;s &#8216;The Tornado Outside&#8217;<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2024-12-26T14:25:45-06:00\">December 26, 2024<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a class=\"category-animation\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/animation\/\" rel=\"tag\">Animation<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/jandres\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Jackie Andres<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-share-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-visible-labels has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-layout-flex wp-block-social-sharing-is-layout-flex\"><li style=\"color: #1c1e0d; 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Constantly at odds with her surroundings, the young woman shields herself from chaos by staying inside, fussing over small details like the placement of books on shelves and adjusting crooked picture frames on the wall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One day, strong winds leave Anna&#8217;s house askew, forcing her to venture just outside the front door. When the powerful vortex pulls both Anna and her keys into its mayhem, she must confront the reality of unpredictability. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Tornado Outside\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1040913486?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The Tornado Outside&#8221; is the creation of animation director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mariatomazou.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Maria Tomazou<\/a>, alongside a production team at the National Film and Television School in England. The award-winning short film came to life through stop-motion over the course of a year. According to Tomazou, nearly all elements in the film were animated while suspended in the air with rigs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch &#8220;The Tornado Outside&#8221; on <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/1040913486\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vimeo<\/a> now, and visit Tomazou\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mariatomazou.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website<\/a> to explore more work. 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